The Order

The Order is a 2003 film about a disillusioned priest called to Rome to investigate the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of an excommunicated priest within his order. The Order was released on September 5, 2003 and grossed $4,438,899 opening weekend and received mostly negative reviews from the critics.

Fast Facts

1. Starring: Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, and Peter Weller
2. Written and directed by: Brian Helgeland
3. Released: September 5, 2003
4. Rated: R
5. Run time: 102 Minutes
6. Also called The Sin Eaters
7. Domestic Total Gross: $7,660,806

Review Quotes

"The Order," writer-director Brian Helgeland's hackneyed entry into the Catholic-supernatural-thriller subgenre, is no "Exorcist." In fact, it's not even a "Lost Souls" or a "Bless the Child." Not only does it display all of the plot and plausibility problems that usually haunt such affairs, but it commits the first cardinal sin of cinematic horror -- it's boring and doesn't have a single scary moment. Perhaps the fact that Fox released it without press screenings will enable it to snag some audiences the first day or two; but count on word of mouth to kill it quickly. — Variety

This is a movie so entranced by its own bogus solemnity that most of what passes for conversation is language warped into the heavy-breathing pontification of prophecy delivered in thudding Charlton Heston-style cadences. — The New York Times

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